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‘Tis the Season: Some Holiday Read-Alouds

If you’re looking to fill the long hours of anticipation of the next two weeks, here are some new books to add to your collection.

Merry Christmas, Peanut! by Terry Border. Published by Philomel Books

Kids will love the illustrations created from household items that tell the story of Peanut and his family as they travel to Grandma’s for Christmas dinner. Along the way, they pick up a host of lonely characters who need a place to spend the holiday. If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here.

Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale by Gloria Koster. Published by Albert Whitman and Company

Red the cardinal panics when the enormous tree he and Lulu call home is cut down and taken away…with Lulu still in it. He follows the tree to New York City, where he finally finds it in Rockefeller Center, ablaze with colored lights. Red and Lulu become city birds, settling down in Central Park after Christmas. If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here.